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Cockroach Janta Party: What does it mean to represent India’s ‘cockroaches’?
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- In Focus by The Hindu
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- May 20, 2026
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- 1873
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Summary
Abhijeet Dipke, a student of public relations in the US, woke up from uneasy dreams one morning and found himself transformed into a ‘gigantic cockroach’. He then founded the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), as a joke. But it quickly acquired a momentum of its own. In less than four days, it notched up more than 1.6 lakh members and 2 million followers on Instagram. What makes the CJP interesting is its popularity and connect among India’s Gen Z. Can it develop into a platform that gives voice to the grievances of India’s youth? Is it a flash in the pan? Can it make a political impact? We speak with the man behind the CJP phenomenon, Abhijeet Dipke. Guest: Abhijeet Dipke, Founding President - Cockroach Janta Party Host: G Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu Producer: Shiksha Jural and Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices